Season for the Nationals in the National Basketball Association
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1960–61 NBA season was the Nationals' 12th season in the NBA.[1]
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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1960-61 NBA Records
|
Team
|
BOS
|
CIN
|
DET
|
LAL
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
STL
|
SYR
|
Boston
|
— |
7–3 |
8–2 |
8–2 |
10–3 |
8–5 |
6–4 |
10–3
|
Cincinnati
|
3–7 |
— |
2–11 |
8–5 |
8–2 |
2–8 |
6–7 |
4–6
|
Detroit
|
2–8 |
11–2 |
— |
4–9 |
5–5 |
5–5 |
3–10 |
4–6
|
Los Angeles
|
2–8 |
5–8 |
9–4 |
— |
7–3 |
2–8 |
5–8 |
6–4
|
New York
|
3–10 |
2–8 |
5–5 |
3–7 |
— |
2–11 |
1–9 |
5–8
|
Philadelphia
|
5–8 |
8–2 |
5–5 |
8–2 |
11–2 |
— |
3–7 |
6–7
|
St. Louis
|
4–6 |
7–6 |
10–3 |
8–5 |
9–1 |
7–3 |
— |
6–4
|
Syracuse
|
3–10 |
6–4 |
6–4 |
4–6 |
8–5 |
7–6 |
4–6 |
—
|
1960–61 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 22 |
Philadelphia |
133–123 |
Hal Greer (28) |
0–1
|
2 |
October 25 |
@ St. Louis |
100–123 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
0–2
|
3 |
October 27 |
@ Cincinnati |
140–143 (OT) |
Dick Barnett (30) |
0–3
|
4 |
October 29 |
Los Angeles |
118–125 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
1–3
|
5 |
November 5 |
@ Los Angeles |
110–112 |
Johnny Kerr (21) |
1–4
|
6 |
November 6 |
N Los Angeles |
113–119 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
1–5
|
7 |
November 11 |
@ New York |
108–112 |
Dick Barnett (26) |
1–6
|
8 |
November 12 |
New York |
117–128 |
Dolph Schayes (34) |
2–6
|
9 |
November 16 |
Cincinnati |
87–124 |
Hal Greer (22) |
3–6
|
10 |
November 17 |
@ Philadelphia |
106–105 |
Dolph Schayes (22) |
4–6
|
11 |
November 19 |
Boston |
114–94 |
Dolph Schayes (30) |
4–7
|
12 |
November 23 |
@ Detroit |
115–122 |
Hal Greer (31) |
4–8
|
13 |
November 24 |
@ St. Louis |
97–132 |
Hal Greer (20) |
4–9
|
14 |
November 26 |
@ Boston |
110–129 |
Dick Barnett (25) |
4–10
|
15 |
November 29 |
N Cincinnati |
129–105 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
5–10
|
16 |
November 30 |
N St. Louis |
135–126 |
Hal Greer (35) |
6–10
|
17 |
December 1 |
@ Cincinnati |
137–126 |
Dolph Schayes (35) |
7–10
|
18 |
December 3 |
New York |
113–130 |
Hal Greer (25) |
8–10
|
19 |
December 6 |
N Philadelphia |
107–113 |
Dolph Schayes (23) |
8–11
|
20 |
December 7 |
@ Boston |
142–134 |
Dolph Schayes (40) |
9–11
|
21 |
December 9 |
N St. Louis |
118–131 |
Dick Barnett (25) |
9–12
|
22 |
December 10 |
@ Detroit |
117–107 |
Costello, Greer, Schayes (22) |
10–12
|
23 |
December 11 |
Philadelphia |
121–132 |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
11–12
|
24 |
December 13 |
N Cincinnati |
107–105 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
12–12
|
25 |
December 15 |
N Boston |
105–115 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
12–13
|
26 |
December 18 |
St. Louis |
104–103 |
Gambee, Kerr, Schayes (18) |
12–14
|
27 |
December 20 |
@ New York |
112–122 |
Larry Costello (32) |
12–15
|
28 |
December 25 |
New York |
100–162 |
Gambee, Greer (24) |
13–15
|
29 |
December 26 |
@ St. Louis |
112–133 |
Hal Greer (26) |
13–16
|
30 |
December 27 |
@ Cincinnati |
124–129 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
13–17
|
31 |
December 28 |
Los Angeles |
113–115 |
Dolph Schayes (38) |
14–17
|
32 |
December 30 |
N Detroit |
112–121 |
Costello, Kerr (21) |
14–18
|
33 |
January 1 |
Boston |
113–96 |
Dick Barnett (22) |
14–19
|
34 |
January 2 |
N Cincinnati |
125–126 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
14–20
|
35 |
January 3 |
@ New York |
129–104 |
Hal Greer (31) |
15–20
|
36 |
January 4 |
Cincinnati |
134–126 |
Dick Barnett (32) |
15–21
|
37 |
January 5 |
@ Philadelphia |
127–139 |
Dick Barnett (34) |
15–22
|
38 |
January 7 |
N New York |
117–120 |
Dolph Schayes (36) |
15–23
|
39 |
January 8 |
Detroit |
115–138 |
Dick Barnett (36) |
16–23
|
40 |
January 11 |
St. Louis |
128–133 |
Dolph Schayes (35) |
17–23
|
41 |
January 12 |
N Boston |
118–124 (OT) |
Dick Barnett (33) |
17–24
|
42 |
January 13 |
N New York |
106–105 |
Johnny Kerr (21) |
18–24
|
43 |
January 15 |
Philadelphia |
113–116 |
Dolph Schayes (35) |
19–24
|
44 |
January 18 |
N Philadelphia |
129–118 |
Greer, Schayes (30) |
20–24
|
45 |
January 21 |
Boston |
124–127 |
Dick Barnett (30) |
21–24
|
46 |
January 22 |
N Los Angeles |
112–109 |
Dick Barnett (27) |
22–24
|
47 |
January 24 |
@ Los Angeles |
107–116 |
Dolph Schayes (19) |
22–25
|
48 |
January 25 |
@ Los Angeles |
112–117 |
Dick Barnett (23) |
22–26
|
49 |
January 27 |
@ Cincinnati |
138–126 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
23–26
|
50 |
January 29 |
@ St. Louis |
108–125 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
23–27
|
51 |
January 31 |
@ New York |
122–106 |
Hal Greer (34) |
24–27
|
52 |
February 1 |
Philadelphia |
122–113 |
Barnett, Schayes (24) |
24–28
|
53 |
February 3 |
@ Detroit |
118–121 |
Dolph Schayes (36) |
24–29
|
54 |
February 4 |
N Detroit |
104–111 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
24–30
|
55 |
February 5 |
Cincinnati |
115–129 |
Dick Barnett (34) |
25–30
|
56 |
February 8 |
Boston |
108–130 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
26–30
|
57 |
February 9 |
@ Philadelphia |
136–126 |
Larry Costello (24) |
27–30
|
58 |
February 11 |
N Detroit |
141–111 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
28–30
|
59 |
February 12 |
Detroit |
122–148 |
Hal Greer (34) |
29–30
|
60 |
February 15 |
@ New York |
127–129 (OT) |
Dick Barnett (24) |
29–31
|
61 |
February 16 |
New York |
120–132 |
Hal Greer (32) |
30–31
|
62 |
February 17 |
N Detroit |
115–113 |
Costello, Greer (19) |
31–31
|
63 |
February 18 |
N Philadelphia |
129–110 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
32–31
|
64 |
February 19 |
Boston |
116–106 |
Dolph Schayes (23) |
32–32
|
65 |
February 20 |
N Los Angeles |
126–121 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
33–32
|
66 |
February 21 |
N Detroit |
123–118 |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
34–32
|
67 |
February 23 |
St. Louis |
116–144 |
Hal Greer (34) |
35–32
|
68 |
February 24 |
@ Boston |
128–144 |
Larry Costello (25) |
35–33
|
69 |
February 26 |
New York |
110–136 |
Dave Gambee (23) |
36–33
|
70 |
March 1 |
Philadelphia |
128–149 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
37–33
|
71 |
March 2 |
N Los Angeles |
110–114 |
Larry Costello (24) |
37–34
|
72 |
March 3 |
N Philadelphia |
116–123 |
Dave Gambee (23) |
37–35
|
73 |
March 4 |
@ Philadelphia |
115–116 |
Dolph Schayes (21) |
37–36
|
74 |
March 5 |
Los Angeles |
125–114 |
Hal Greer (26) |
37–37
|
75 |
March 7 |
@ New York |
113–114 |
Barnett, Kerr (22) |
37–38
|
76 |
March 8 |
@ Boston |
127–136 |
Costello, Kerr (20) |
37–39
|
77 |
March 9 |
St. Louis |
119–129 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
38–39
|
78 |
March 11 |
@ Boston |
116–126 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
38–40
|
79 |
March 12 |
Boston |
136–134 (OT) |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
38–41
|
1961 playoff game log
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Division Semifinals: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
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Division Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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1961 schedule
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